Failure to move Pennsylvania primary from Passover may disenfranchise some Jewish voters, lawmaker says
(KDKA)
There is growing unhappiness with the failure of the Legislature to move next year's primary from Passover. Next year's primary is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, the first full day of Passover.
Pennsylvania lawmakers OK millions for universities, but feud over private and public school aid
(WESA)
Pennsylvania's Legislature on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars for universities after a fight that has dragged on five months into the fiscal year, although the politically divided body continued to feud over elements of school funding.
Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom in national study of charter school performance
(Penn Capital-Star)
Pennsylvania ranked 31st, followed by Oregon, Michigan, Tennessee and Hawaii. The commonwealth was also among the states with the largest gap between white and Black charter students’ scores, with the seventh-largest gap.
Pa. Latinos don't vote as a single bloc, but could have singular effect in 2024 elections
(GoErie)
While 63% of America's 255 million voting-age residents were registered to vote, just 18 million of the 44 million voting-age residents identified as Hispanic by the census were registered to vote. That represents just 41%, lower than any other racial demographic in the country.
Voters are backing abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Certain Republican elected officials and antiabortion activists around the country have responded to losses at the ballot box by challenging election results, refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes, moving to strip state courts of their power to consider abortion-related laws and challenging the citizen-led ballot initiative process itself.
Galloway Announces Plans To Resign House Seat
(PoliticsPA)
State Rep. John Galloway (D-Bucks) has announced that he plans to resign from his seat in Harrisburg on December 15. Galloway recently was elected magisterial district judge for Falls Township and his departure will create (another) 101-101 deadlock in the chamber.
Appeals court strikes down key tool used to enforce Voting Rights Act
(CNN)
A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against a key tool used to enforce the Voting Rights Act – likely setting up another Supreme Court showdown over one of the nation’s landmark civil rights laws.
Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania To Count Mail-in Ballots With Missing or Incorrect Date
(Democracy Docket)
Today, in a major victory for Pennsylvania voters, a federal court ruled that Pennsylvania counties must count mail-in ballots that are missing or have an incorrect date on the outer envelope.
